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Serving Is the New Selling, and Other Tips for Having Your Best Sales Year Ever

Success

As the calendar turns to January, it’s time to set wild goals about the personal sales records you can smash with a little planning and practice. I preceded to take my phone out and snap a selfie but noticed an entourage closing in, so I politely put my phone back in my pocket and returned to the table. He never had to sell me.

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Answering Your Phone: Is it You or Memorex?

Make or Break Moments

Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on August 25, 2010 under Telephone Moments | 2 Comments to Read Often our first interaction with our customer is over the phone. What policies or procedures do you have in place for telephone answering? If you had to rate that experience from the caller’s perspective – how would you do?

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Sorting out taxes and reporting for a deceased employee

BMT Office Administration

More practically, cancel the deceased employee’s company email and security card, and retrieve their company-issued cell phone and laptop. Payouts for accrued vacation and other time off follow company policy on final pay. The withholding rules, however, are tricky. The final check, therefore, will be net of FICA taxes.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Traditionally, executive assistants were seen as secretarial staff, making copies and answering phone calls. Organizational abilities: Experts in managing multiple tasks and schedules efficiently, an executive assistant must keep everything on track, from managing calendars to coordinating meetings.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Update phone extension list to ensure callers are directed to the appropriate person. Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department. Explore ways to reduce supply costs by 5% to 10%.

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Ep 247: Email Management for Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

DON’T CHECK YOUR EMAIL FIRST THING IN THE MORNING I hate to admit it, but I’m guilty of this far too often: As soon as I wake up in the morning, I grab my phone, check my email, and clear out my inbox. Dozens of times throughout the day, you refresh your phone to see if you have new emails.

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8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk

Ian's Messy Desk

Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Boxes or storage containers to use for sorting.

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